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College Station, Texas
Friday, September 28, 1973
THE BATTALION
Ellis Unique in College Football
Only Senior Letterman on Squad
Larry Ellis of A&M is unique,
indeed, among 1973 major col
lege football players.
He is the only senior letter-
man on his squad. And, he wasn’t
even recruited in the first place.
He was a walk-on Volunteer in
the spring of his sophomore year
here.
Larry had' played defensive
end and split receiver two sea
sons at Troup High School and
when he decided to come out for
football at A&M he thought he’d
be a defensive end. But, when
the 6-0, 173-pounder saw the size
of the other defensive end can
didates he quickly changed his
mind and went with the defen
sive secondary group.
He broke into the starting line
up late in the season and played
enough to letter as a sophomore.
Last year, as a junior, he was a
starter all season. He had three
interceptions last season, two of
them coming in the 10-7 upset of
Arkansas.
As the only senior letterman,
Ellis naturally feels that he must
provide some leadership but he
points out that there are seven
other lettermen on the defensive
squad and they can and will pro
vide some leadership, even
though only sophomores or jun
iors.
Ellis, at right safety, is the
only returning starter in the sec
ondary although cornerback Pat
Thomas did play some as a sopho
more. “The addition of JC trans
fer Tim Gray at cornerback and
James Daniels at safety gives
us more speed in the secondary
this year,” Ellis says.
Ellis also thinks the front four
and the linebackers will help the
secondary. “The key to good pass
defense in the secondary is a
good pass rush from the people
up front. I think our front four
have both the size and quickness
to put great pressure on the
passer this year.”
A&M’s defensive coordinator
Melvin Wright, who also coaches
the secondary, is high on Ellis.
“Larry is a real intelligent
man,” he says. “He is our quar
terback in the secondary, making
all the coverage calls and checks.
He’s an excellent tackier, thinks
extremely well in the heat of ac
tion and is a tough youngster.
He definitely is one of our team
leaders on defense.”
Larry is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Ellis, Route 2, Jack
sonville, Tex. His father is a
rancher-farmer.
A physical education major,
Larry plans a career in coaching.
Roaches: Ags Ready to Win Now
Larry Ellis
About five minutes deep in the
third period last Saturday night,
with LSU leading A&M, 21-9, QB
Mike Jay let loose with a long
bomb and little Carl Roaches
made a leaping catch just behind
defensive back Mike Williams
and romped in for a 60-yard
touchdown play.
LSU sports information direc
tor Paul Manasseh blurted: “If
that Roaches played against us
every week, he’d be All-World.”
Manasseh was remembering a
year ago, when Roaches, just a
freshman then, bolted through
the Tigers for a 97-yard kickoff
return touchdown. Saturday
night Roaches caught 7 passes
for 156 yards and was a threat
all night.
You’d think he’d be happy aft
erwards, right? Wrong! “Being
proud about losing is a lot of
bull. Whether you lose by one
or a 100, it all goes in the same
column.”
Roaches, 5-8 and 161, is ex
tremely quick and fast and he’s
a tough young man. He’s also
determined that he’s on a team
destined to succeed. “We’ve got
the talent here now and we are
going to win with it. All that
next year stuff is out. Next year
is now!”
Roaches came to A&M out of
Houston Smiley High School
where he was a football-track
standout. He played tailback and
safety two years at Smiley. Both
years he was all-district, all-state
and honorable-mention all-Amer
ica. His senior year he won the
state 100-yard dash champion
ship in Class AAAA.
He had a fabulous freshman
season, especially as a kick re
turner. In addition to the 97-
yard kickoff return against LSU,
he scored against Baylor on a 61-
yard punt return and he scored
against Rice on an 84-yard punt
return. In the season’s opener
against Wichita State that year,
he had a 68-yard punt return TD
nullified by a penalty.
This year, both Wichita State
and LSU concentrated on kick
coverage and they didn’t let
Roaches find daylight. But, it
just takes one little mistake, a
blink of the eye, and he’ll be in
the clear and sailing toward the
goal.
As a freshman, Roaches divided
time at split end with fellow-
frosh Richard Osborne. Now
Roaches plays split end and Os
borne is the tight end. Aggie
backers believe they’re as good
a pass-catching duo as you’ll find
on any college football team this
year.
But for Roaches, the name of
the game is winning. He likes to
catch passes and return kicks but
the only time he’s proud at the
end of the game is when the
Aggies have won.
Trammell Key Man
In Offensive Line
Carl Roaches
before &
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after
These future Aggies
want to see
A&M
beat
B-C.!
Infant separates now in.
Soon to come Toddler Sizes.
BEHIND DENNY’S
One of the reasons that Texas
A&M manhandled Wichita State,
48-0, in its season opener was
the blocking of the offensive
lines. And one of the key men in
that line was big Bud Trammell,
senior squadman from Dumas,
Tex.
When fullback Alvin Bowers
broke for a 77-yard touchdown
run in the second quarter, no
one was happier than Trammell.
“Earlier Bowers made a good
run of about 30 yards and they
called me for being offside. I
might have lined up offside, but
I know I didn’t move. Then,
when he scored, he ran right over
my position and I’m glad I helped
open a hole for him.”
At 6-2 and 265, Trammell is
A&M’s largest starting offensive
lineman. He may be the quick
est, too.
Offensive coordinator Ben Hurt
says, “Trammell has amazing
quickness, especially for his size.
He and center Ricky Seeker are
our two best blockers right now.”
Trammell’s quickness may
stem from his early football
days when he was a junior high
fullback, at 185 pounds, in Du
mas.
His big concern, something he
can’t erase from his mind, is to
stay healthy this season. “I
think I could have a pretty good
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As a sophomore, his college
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into the starting lineup as a de
fensive tackle. But, then came
a knee injury at Nebraska. He
sat out the rest of the year and
then last season he admits to
having a poor mental outlook and
didn’t play much. “I guess I felt
sorry for myself, trying to come
back from the injury. This year
I have a changed outlook and I
want to have a big year.”
The pros have their eyes on
the big, quick guy, too, and they
would like for him to have a
good season.
If he gets an offer, he’d like
a shot at pro football. If not,
he’ll take his Agricultural Edu
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come a high school teacher.
Until then, he’ll try to con
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backs to run through.
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